Borderland News
Underpass work slated for this year
Work crews are expected to be back at the Portage Avenue underpass in Fort Frances this summer. The town has awarded a contract worth more than $540 t...
43m ago
West Fraser reports $200 M in 1st quarter earnings
A strong start to the year for the owners of the mill in Barwick. West Fraser Timber is reporting first quarter earnings of 200 million dollars. That ...
12h ago
Forest fire crews deal with a few fires this week
Some forest fire activity in northwestern Ontario this week. Crews with the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry's Aviation, Forest Fire and Eme...
20h ago
MPP questions consultation efforts with First Nations
The MPP for Kiiwetinoong is tempering the enthusiasm about new electric vehicle plants in southern Ontario. Honda is the latest to announce plans. Sol...
20h ago
Prospectors' Association hands out awards
The Northwestern Ontario Prospectors Association (NWOPA) is honouring some of its own. It handed out its annual awards during the Ontario Prospectors ...
22h ago
Sunday is National Day of Mourning
Many flags will be lowered to half-mast in recognition of the National Day of Mourning on Sunday. The day commemorates workers who have died, been inj...
22h ago
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4 people facing charges following a drug bust
The Treaty Three Police Service and the Ontario Provincial Police have seized over $12,000 cash and a large amount of cocaine and oxycodone. On Wednes...
Apr 26, 2024
Province prepared for fire season: Minister
Ontario's Natural Resources Minister says the province will have the resources necessary to fight this year's forest fires. The opposition says the pr...
Apr 26, 2024
Business Expo opens this afternoon
About 40 businesses and organizations are on display at the Fort Frances Curling Club this weekend. The Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce Business and ...
Apr 26, 2024
Sturgeon stays off endangered species list in U.S.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service says Lake Sturgeon does not need to be listed in the Endangered Species Act. It cites ongoing conservation efforts ...
Apr 26, 2024
Provincial cabinet ministers to attend municipal conference
Several provincial cabinet ministers are in Thunder Bay today. They are in the city to participate in the Northwestern Ontario Municipal Association's...
Apr 26, 2024
Normal to below normal precipitation forecast for basin
Weather forecasters are suggesting normal to below-normal precipitation for the next few months. The agency overseeing lake levels in the Rainy Lake b...
Apr 26, 2024
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